Good Evening,
We are newly diagnosed and my son loves cookies and cream ice cream. Does anyone know of a sugar free option? We live in Virginia.
I have found that the Blue Bell French Vanilla ice cream is about the lowest in carb. 13 per half cup. It is lower in carbs than their no sugar option. Unfortunately, it comes down to reading labels. We would freeze the gogurt bars. Making cookies is another option. (Almond flour is quite a bit lower in carbs)
So much of making kids not feel deprived is concentrating on portion size and planning. Sometimes they need the decadent dessert. We would have a low carb meal to allow for the dessert and have it at the midday meal.(To be in range at bed time) One of my boys was diagnosed at 10 years old. (his twin at 11.5 years old) I made him part of the decision on when he ate. They both decided that they prefer to just have carbs at meals or when they were low. They give injections.
So I can say since I’m 14 and still a kid that I really enjoy ice cream and cookies. So from what I have seen and eaten, Breyers Carb Smart vanilla ice cream only has 12 for half a cup and doesn’t seem to spike my blood sugar. It also comes in chocolate and i think it’s also the same amount of carbs for the serving. I know the So Delicious mocha almond fudge ice cream bars made with almond milk are only 15 carbs per bar and they are totally one of my favorites! Hope this helps!
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I have eaten the Rebel brand ice cream Jason linked above and it is the only low carb brand that I can make work for my diabetes. Sometimes I just treat highs from regular ice cream as best I can.
BTW, sugar free doesn’t necessarily mean lower carb…you might want to consider that when making food choices and read the label on EVERYTHING.
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hate to break it to you but sugar free does not mean carb free. im sure you could find a lower carb cookies and cream but if it’s sugar free chances are it’s still loaded with carbs
Hello @thesylviafam and first of all, welcome to TypeOneNation.
There may be various forms of low and lower carb ice cream and various fakes. These may offer less carbohydrates or may not.
I like ice cream. I do not like frozen cardboard keto low sugar. I like ice cream. In fact I prefer full fat Ben & Jerry’s. So I taught myself how to eat ice cream and so if you want to, you can too. The hard part is the fat in the ice cream will, untreated, cause blood sugar to rise for up to 5 hours. The trick for me is an insulin pump, and an “extended” or “square wave” bolus. Mine is set for about 150% of the advertised carbs, with about 10% up front and the remaining delivered over 4 hours. Frequent testing is required and allowances for activity is necessary. I do it because I like ice cream, and for no other reason. Cheers and good luck 
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I have found that getting ice cream bars is a natural way to limit the carbs with out feeling like they are being deprived. (I think Snickers is 20 carbs) My guys looked at a half a cup of ice cream as puny. By the way serve it in a cup not a bowl, because it does look small.
Another option is mochis. I first discovered them at Whole Paycheck - I mean Whole Foods, which sold them individually (don’t know if they still do). I can best describe them as I’ve cream balls encased in dough. They now come in packs of 6 and are available at Target and grocery stores. Maybe it’s the dough but I can be satisfied with just a couple of these rather than a big bowl of ice cream. If course you do need to figure out how to cover it with insulin. As @joe said you’ll need to find what works for you - probably through trial and error.
I love rebel ice cream but yes, moderately when I’ve eaten a pint in one sitting the fat content slowly but steadily raised my BG over the next 4 hours that is a rude awakening lol I’ve decided no more pints…have safe fun!